Master modeller Harvey Low has kindly shared these images and details of his 1/32 scale Kawasaki Ki-100 conversion. The Ki-100 was officially designated Type 5 fighter – Go Shiki Sentoh-ki 五式戦闘機 abbreviated to Goshikisen. It was never allocated an Allied code name and was variously identified as other types in combat reports. The cartouche beneath the port tailplane is 迷彩塗料 mei sai nuri ryu – illusion colouring paint material – e.g. camouflage paint, reportedly to indicate a flammable benzyl based paint, but possibly indicating that the aircraft had been painted at an Army depot rather than at the factory.
‘Here is my 1/32 Ki-100, which was a kit-bash mating the Hasegawa wings and tail assembly, onto the fuselage of a Ki-100 conversion kit from Alley Cat. I completed this model in early 2024 while trying to ‘beat’ Zoukei-Mura to the ‘finishing-line’ as in 2022 they announced that they would release a Ki-100 (as of March 2025, there is still no release date).
Toronto, Canada
With special thanks to Harvey for sharing these images and details of a very fine model.
Image credit: All photos © 2025 Harvey Low
